Type | Journal Article - Australian Journal of Business Science Design & Literature |
Title | Factors affecting Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of HIV/AIDS: A Study on Bangladesh |
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Volume | 9 |
Issue | 2 |
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Abstract | This research study is designed to investigate the factors affecting the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of HIV/AIDS. The variable under consideration is the ever heard of HIV/AIDS as a dependent variable and the age, place of residence, educational level, partner’s educational level, reading newspaper, watching television, listening radio and wealth quintile were independent variables. Division, marital status, prevention methods, misconceptions, and HIV transmission also used in descriptive analysis. The secondary data is collected from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014, Mitra and Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh. For analysis, multinomial logistic regression model and descriptive analysis were used. The findings revealed that age, place of residence, educational level, partner’s educational level, reading newspaper, watching television, listening radio and wealth quintile significantly contribute the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of HIV/AIDS. |
» | Bangladesh - Demographic and Health Survey 2014 |